Chapter 33: Obsession
The ascetic was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help frowning slightly, when he said this, he secretly exerted his mental powers, and this tiger demon should be telling the truth. He originally thought that this Landscape Sword Sect had a conflict with the Tiger Demon, although it was not necessarily as Wu Zhenggong said that this Tiger Demon came to attack for no reason, and it must be because of some misunderstanding entanglement. I didn't expect Wu Zhenggong to be so bold, completely reversing black and white, and saying the words upside down. Wu Zhenggong is a decent monk, although the ascetic's magical powers are better than him, but it is not easy to exert his heart and soul on him, and he never imagined that he would be so brazen as Wu Zhenggong.
The tiger demon man in front of him is still a little stubborn in his simplicity, and he seems to know Entu Bao very well, but Wu Zhenggong is too bad in comparison. The ascetic found out that this white tiger was wronged, and after thinking about it, why did the Shanshui Sword Sect fight with the tiger demon, the reason is also conceivable!
Most of the monsters or elves are the essence of birds and beasts or flowers and trees, and for cultivators, the original milk of monsters or elves is an excellent material for alchemy or refining magic weapons. Moreover, after the monsters and elves are captured, they are restrained and controlled by some secret methods, which is very suitable for becoming the Zhenshan Divine Beast of the sect, guarding the sect or taking care of the medicine garden in the sect. Among the major factions in the cultivation world, there is no shortage of this kind of Zhenshan Divine Beast and Medicine Garden Elf.
Of course, the demon elves in these big sects basically voluntarily became their Zhenshan Divine Beasts, or practiced in the door like other disciples, and only a very small number of them were probably evil in the cultivation world, and they were captured by the big sect monk Yujian, and they were guarded and controlled in this way.
As for this tiger demon, there is a spirit pill in the cultivation world called the tiger bone spirit pill, and the most important medicine needs tiger bones, not ordinary tiger bones, but must be the bones of tiger demons. This pill has the effect of strengthening muscles and bones and prolonging longevity, which is most suitable for the early stage of cultivation and is used to build a foundation, which is a very rare elixir in the cultivation world.
The so-called rarity is not that other auxiliary medicinal materials are rare, but that the bones of the tiger demon are very rare. Because the tiger demon is different from ordinary tigers, in a sense, it is a 'human'. Killing the tiger to take the bones is reasonable, killing the tiger demon to take the bones is a bit of a problem. Since the fence was planted, people and monsters have gradually communicated, and cultivators have gradually stopped treating monsters and spirits as aliens, but gradually treated them with a relatively equal attitude of "people".
Wu Zhenggong took three disciples to attack this white tiger, probably just to refine this tiger bone elixir. Such a mental technique really made the ascetic sigh. If it weren't for the fact that he happened to be met today, with the cultivation of this tiger demon who had just turned into a human form, even if Wu Zhenggong didn't make a move, after a long time, he would definitely die in the three talents of those three disciples.
Knowing this section, seeing that the tiger demon still wanted to repay the favor as his foot strength, the ascetic directly refused, and carried Lu Zheng towards the Two Realms Mountain. He was afraid that the tiger demon would follow, so he unfolded the magic technique, stepped out in one step, and had already gone far away, and after a few steps, his body had disappeared from the tiger demon's field of vision.
The tiger demon didn't want the monk to leave without saying a word, so he didn't even respond to a few calls, stood still for a long time, and finally turned around, turned into a white tiger again, ran towards the forest, and disappeared after a while.
When the ascetic arrived at the foot of the Two Realms Mountain, he noticed that the tiger demon did not follow, so he was relieved to jump on the spot and jumped on the top of the Two Realms Mountain. Lu Zheng's words just now made him feel that this matter was quite strange, so he followed and rescued the white tiger.
Lu Zheng didn't speak from just now, and then said, "Great monk, that tiger is really a good person...... Is it a good tiger?"
The dervish asked rhetorically, "What do you think in your own heart?"
Lu Zheng whispered: "I think he is a good monster, but ......" He always remembered that the ninth brother was killed by the monster, and now he wants to admit that the monster still has haode, and he always feels a little awkward in his heart, but the tiger demon was indeed framed, and he knows Entu newspaper very well, and he thinks that this tiger demon is good, so there are some indescribable contradictions in his heart.
The dervish said, "You once asked me if there are good monsters and bad monsters in the world, and now you have figured it out?"
Lu Zheng seemed to understand a little at this time, Weishenme didn't directly tell him whether the monster was good or bad, he really had a hard time, and asked: "Great monk, I want to understand, monsters are actually the same as people, there are good and bad." But what about those monsters in Weishenme who are going to turn into human beings?"
The ascetic smiled and said, "The reason why the demon has turned into a human form is because between heaven and earth, the human body is the most suitable for cultivation. The Buddha also said that the human body is rare. All living beings have Buddha nature, and although they can all practice to become Buddhas, it is most convenient to practice as a human body.
In fact, this is not necessarily the case, there are many monsters who practice in their original bodies. Only when you come into contact with some Buddha and the Tao of the transformation method, or are guided by some high-ranking monsters, can you turn into a human form. The tiger demon claimed to be from Danxue Mountain, and as far as the poor monk knew, some of the monsters gathered in Danxue Mountain should have been instructed by a master, which was different from the monsters elsewhere......"
The two chatted while walking, and after a while, Lu Zheng fell asleep again. After walking for a long time, it was already dusk, and when he arrived at a sheltered place, the ascetic put down his back frame, woke up Lu Zheng, and observed the yin poison in his body with the eyes of heaven. Those air masses were still in a wonderful balance, and the thought that they would soon arrive at the Sun Moon Pavilion made me feel a lot more relieved.
The dervish looked at Lu Zheng, pondered for a while, and said, "Little donor, the poor monk has something he wants to ask you, you think it carefully and then answer the poor monk!"
Lu Zheng said strangely: "What's the matter?"
The ascetic monk said, "The poor monk asks you, after you are cured of this evil poison, are you willing to follow the poor monk to practice?"
Lu Zheng was afraid that he had heard it wrong, so he subconsciously asked: "Great monk, you, what did you just say?" He didn't expect the dervishes to offer to accept him as an apprentice, and he was a little incredulous for a while.
The dervish thought that he hadn't heard clearly, so he said again: "The poor monk asked you, wait to cure this ......" Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Zheng's excited voice: "Yes, willing, great monk, of course I am willing!"
The joy in Lu Zheng's heart is really indescribable, he thought about this matter all the way, and tested the ascetic all the way, but the ascetic gently avoided it every time and didn't talk about it. Unexpectedly, he actually took the initiative to mention it now, which was really unexpected and pleasantly surprised him.
Lu Zheng thought to himself, it turned out that the great monk had already made arrangements, no wonder he didn't pay attention to me before, but just kept teaching me all kinds of spells and telling me about the things in the cultivation world. Thinking so, he smiled and was about to stand up and kowtow to his teacher. Unexpectedly, the ascetic stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Wait a minute, little benefactor, the poor monk can accept you as an apprentice, but there is one more condition!"
Lu Zheng's face was full of joy, and he didn't want to think: "Great monk, you say, I promise you!"
The ascetic said: "You listen to the poor monk first, if the poor monk accepts you as a disciple, you need to promise me to let go of the idea of revenge, and you are not allowed to go to the snake demon!"
Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and stammered and asked, "Why...... weishenme?"
He had thought about countless thoughts in his heart, if he apprenticed to his teacher, how the ascetic might refuse him, but today the ascetic took the initiative to put it forward, but there was still such a condition. He even thought about it, if he followed the big monk as an apprentice, but he wanted to be a little monk like Mingkong, the ninth brother hated the monk the most, I don't know if he would be angry when he saw my bald head in the sky. I also secretly thought that I could shave my head for the time being, and then keep my hair back when I learned the skills!
But Lu Zheng never expected the ascetic to say such a thing, and he didn't react for a while to have any conflict between revenge and apprenticeship, and he didn't know that the ascetic weishenme would make such a strange request.
The dervish looked at Lu Zheng and said, "You don't have to ask weishenme, just answer the question of the poor monk, can you let go of this hatred and not take revenge?"
Lu Zheng still didn't understand what the great monk meant, and argued: "Great monk, I learned from you just to avenge the ninth brother." If I can't avenge Brother Jiu, then what else can I learn from you?"
The dervish sighed and said, "That is to say, you are determined to avenge your ninth brother and refuse to let go of this obsession." ”
Lu Zheng was in a hurry, and he was about to argue, but the ascetic waved his hand to stop him, and said: "Okay, you don't have to answer me at this time, you can answer me when we reach the end of the Two Realms Mountain, and you can think about the rest of the way! If you want me to take you as an apprentice, you need to let go of this grudge!"
Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, just now it was good that Haode said that he wanted to accept himself as an apprentice, why did he make such a strange request all of a sudden. If the ascetic monk can't avenge the ninth brother, then what's the point of learning any supernatural powers?
Moreover, the ascetic even interrupted what he wanted to say, directly blocked his own words, and put forward such a condition, in fact, he didn't want to accept himself as an apprentice at all, so he used such a question to make himself retreat? Lu Zheng felt aggrieved for a while, and suddenly felt a little alienated from the ascetic, and he felt very sad in his heart!
After the dervishes finished speaking, he went to sit cross-legged and meditated with his eyes closed, and stopped talking.
Lu Zheng wanted to call him several times, but he didn't do it after all. He also had a lot of thoughts in his heart, if he didn't pretend to promise the great monk not to take revenge first, and when he learned his skills, whether he would take revenge or not, it wouldn't be an ascetic monk who could stop him. Now I haven't learned the skill, let alone kill that monster, I'm afraid I won't even be able to find the shadow of that monster! But if that's the case, I'll have to deceive the great monk. He was very grateful and respected this monk in his heart, although he now complained a little about him, but if he really wanted that lie to deceive him, he couldn't help it.
Lu Zheng is different from Tang Xiaojiu, Tang Xiaojiu is any nonsense that comes out of his mouth, almost no need to blink, let alone make a draft, but Lu Zheng is simple and loyal, a little stupid, he always feels that the great monk is so good to him, if he deceives him, he really can't open his mouth no matter what, but in this way, he can't learn the skills to avenge Brother Jiu. The more I thought about it, the more entangled I became, and I couldn't think of a solution, and tears welled up all of a sudden.
This night, Lu Zheng did not pester the dervishes to tell stories anymore, and even deliberately did not talk to him. The ascetic monk meditated on his own without saying a word, which made Lu Zheng even more annoyed, and after eating a few mouthfuls of steamed buns, he pretended to be asleep, and the ascetic didn't call him after waiting for a long time, but he fell asleep unconsciously.
Early the next morning, the ascetic handed over the water with a bamboo tube, and a pill, with a gentle expression and a smile, Lu Zheng had just woken up, so he naturally took it and ate it. Suddenly remembered that he was still angry with the big monk, but the water was also drunk, and the medicine was also eaten, isn't this a loss, and then I thought about it, it was the water that the big monk handed over first, and it should be regarded as the big monk who took care of him first, and his heart was much better, and said: "Well, it seems that the weather is good today!"
The dervishew replied, "Well, in half a day, we will be able to reach the Sun Moon House!"
Although he said a few words, Lu Zheng felt that he had regained intimacy with the ascetic, and yesterday's anger was not a big deal, so he obediently went to sit on the back frame.
Last night, Lu Zheng had another strange dream, and the scene in the dream was the same as the last dream, it was also six divine dragons swimming in the sky, and one of the golden ones pounced on him, shouting his name loudly, and then squirting out a bead into his body. The two dreams are exactly the same, and I don't know what's going on, but Lu Zheng doesn't care. On the contrary, after waking up, he felt that his spirit was exceptionally good today, it seemed to be the same as when he was not poisoned before, he sat on the back frame, looked at the scenery around him, and couldn't help humming a few small tunes, all of which he and Tang Xiaojiu learned from listening to in the Chunfeng Building together, Tang Xiaojiu loves to hum these tunes when he has nothing to do.
After humming for a while, I didn't think it was interesting, and I went to recite the six-character light mantra again, at first it was still quiet, and then the voice became louder, and I deliberately let my voice drift into the wind passing on the top of the mountain, and then it was blown away by the wind, and I don't know where it went.
The dervish listened to his mischievous reading, smiled, and asked, "Little benefactor, have you thought about it?"
Lu Zheng's voice stopped suddenly, grabbed the shoulders of the great monk, and whispered: "Great monk, if I don't take revenge, I really can't do it!"
The ascetic sighed: "Attachment is suffering, if you can't penetrate this layer, and you want to take revenge, you are not suitable for Buddhist practice, but I am afraid that you will easily fall into the devil's path in the future!"
When Lu Zheng heard this, he realized that the ascetic did not deliberately embarrass himself, but for his own good. Although he couldn't understand what the devil's path was, it was obvious that the ascetic was really thinking about himself, so the trace of the dervishe's guilt in his heart disappeared, so he asked, "Great monk, what is the devil's way!"
The ascetic Dao was about to open his mouth to answer, but Lu Zheng continued: "Great monk, you don't know, if you can avenge the ninth brother, you will enter some demon path, and I don't care!"
The howling wind on the Two Realms Mountain seemed to be surprised by Lu Zheng's words, and suddenly stopped for a moment at this moment, and then continued to howl!
The ascetic sighed, and couldn't help but hesitate in his heart, whether he should accept this child as a disciple, and after a long silence, the ascetic said: "I made you think all the way before, and now let the poor monk think about it, when you arrive at the Sun Moon Lu, the poor monk will make this decision again, okay?"
Lu Zheng's heart was hot, and he said: "Great monk, no matter what, I am grateful to you in my life!"
The two walked for another half a day, and as soon as the sun was in the middle of the sky, the ascetic suddenly took steps and said, "Lu Zheng, this is the fence!" It turned out that the two had finally reached the end of the Two Realms Mountain.